Monday, August 29, 2011

My daughter is having a crafting type retreat in a couple of weeks and all the people coming are getting a tote with their name on it. They are done and waiting to be filled with the goodies!
I think I am all toted out!

Friday, August 26, 2011

Nothing is as cheerful as seeing this Morning Glory grow taller and fuller and bloom after bloom! It seems it always takes a while for it to appear but when it does, it is wonderful to see! I know some people consider it a weed, but if all weeds looked like this, I would welcome them! As it grows, more colors appear, first it was all pink and then the purples started showing up! And I didn't even plant it, it just appeared a couple of years ago and it keeps coming up each year to my delight!

Aren't they a happy looking flower?

The purples are appearing!

OK, this has nothing to do with flowers, but see that brown patch between the swing and the tree? It's a huge beaver running across the yard! With all the trees and branches around here, I'm sure he's building something or planning to stop the creek from flowing! Better check out what he's up to...one of these days!

Monday, August 22, 2011

Rose made this spectacular quilt. I believe that all 32 stars are made with different fabrics and the end result is just divine! Excellent construction and what can I say, it's a PURPLE ribbon quilt in my book!

Stars galore quilted with the Sticky Buns quilt pattern.

The side blocks that surround the entire center of the quilt, all 18 of them done in blue and creams. They surround the 32 star blocks set on point. WOW!

The borders quilted in Gunmetal Colored thread.

A corner block of the quilt. Really shows the quilting pattern.

The quilt back. Nice golds, browns and blacks. Now below is a very short video of the quilt being quilted.

Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Liz has just finished this cute embroidered baby quilt and it's just in time, as she will be getting two grandchildren this fall. When she finished the first embroidered quilt, she was just wishing for grandchildren and there weren't any on the horizon. So she put it away to wait for the day that it came true. So the moral of this story is, just like in Field of Dreams, "If you build it they will come", so, "If you embroider baby quilts, they will come"! Worked for Liz! Great job!

Thursday, August 11, 2011

Remember this quilt? Well, it's currently hanging in the Cass County Fair with a blue ribbon on it and a PURPLE ribbon on it for BEST in CLASS! Came in 3rd in line to the Grand Champion quilt (and should have been there in my opinion)! Congratulations, Debbie!

Deanna made this t-shirt quilt for her second year in a row raffle quilt. Actually it might become an auction quilt or a silent auction item. It will benefit the Elmwood-Murdock Booster club! Wonderful quilt, and I'm sure everyone will want to buy a ticket!

The t-shirts were really neat and made a nice quilt!

Quilted in black thread.

The green borders really show off the quilting pattern which was called Volley Ball!